A wireless communication device (UE) may provide information pertaining to one or more operating capabilities of the UE to LTE and 5G-NR networks. The UE may transmit information to an LTE base station directly, and to a 5G-NR base station directly, or indirectly via the LTE base station. The information may include preferred values corresponding to any number of different operating parameters associated with wireless communications or wireless communication capabilities of the UE in both LTE and 5G-NR networks, to inform and/or request the LTE and 5G-NR networks to make provisions based on the transmitted information for the wireless communications of the UE on those networks. The UE may thereby provide assistance information to LTE and 5G-NR networks in a multi-radio-access-technology dual-connectivity setting to request the respective networks to adjust certain operating capabilities of the UE in order to alleviate one or more operating issues that may be affecting the UE.
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2. The processor of claim 1, wherein the processing circuit is configured to cooperate with the interface to cause the transmission of the assistance information to take place via a radio resource control message.
3. The processor of claim 1, wherein the processing circuit is configured to cooperate with the interface to cause the the transmission of the assistance information in response to an operating issue of the device.
6. The processor of claim 1, wherein the processing circuit is configured to cooperate with the interface to cause transmission of a message from the device to the first base station, wherein the message indicates that the first operating parameters no longer need to be adjusted.
7. The processor of claim 1, wherein the processing circuit is configured to cooperate with the interface to cause transmissions between the device and the first base station to take place according to unadjusted first operating parameters upon expiration of a first timer associated with the first base station.
9. The device of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to transmit, via the radio circuitry, the assistance information in a radio resource control message.
10. The device of claim 8, wherein the processor is configured to transmit the assistance information in response to an operating issue of the device.
13. The device of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to transmit, via the radio circuitry, a message to the first base station, wherein the message indicates that the first operating parameters no longer need to be adjusted.
16. The base station of claim 15, wherein the processor is further configured to receive, via the radio circuitry, the first assistance information in radio resource control message.
17. The base station of claim 15, wherein the processor is further configured to receive, via the radio circuitry, the first assistance information in response to an operating issue of the device.
19. The base station of claim 15, wherein the processor is further to receive, via the radio circuitry, a first message from the device, wherein the first message indicates that first operating parameters no longer need to be adjusted.
20. The base station of claim 15, wherein the processor is further configured to conduct wireless communications with the device according to unadjusted first operating parameters upon expiration of a first timer.
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